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Unveiling the New Government Cabinet: A Diverse Team to Shape the Nation's Future

In a momentous announcement, Chairman Joseph Helmfried, at the helm of the Progressive Party, revealed the composition of the newly formed government cabinet. This diverse and dynamic team brings together individuals from various political backgrounds, promising a collective effort to address the nation's challenges and opportunities.

Chairman of the Government:

Joseph Helmfried (Progressive): A seasoned leader with a vision for progressive governance.

Vice-Chairpersons:

First Vice-Chairwoman: Eva Judith (SD): Bringing experience and expertise from the Social Democrats. Second Vice-Chairman: Jutta Hermann (Alliance): A key figure from the Alliance Party, contributing to the government's leadership. Third Vice-Chairwoman: Mabelle Imogene (PP): A representative from the People's Party, adding a unique perspective to the leadership team.

Key Ministers:

Minister of Foreign Affairs: Euphemia Madelina (Progressive): Steering the nation's diplomatic efforts and international relations. Minister of the Interior: Eva Judith (SD): Overseeing internal affairs and ensuring the nation's stability. Minister of Defense: Jutta Hermann (Alliance): Responsible for the nation's defense strategies and security. Minister of Treasury: Grant Sigi (Progressive): Managing the nation's finances and economic policies. Minister of Justice: Elena Raimondi (Alliance): Ensuring justice and upholding the rule of law. Minister of Industry and Trade: Dulce María Losa (Progressive): Driving industrial growth and trade policies. Minister for Regional Development: Magdalen Parri (Alliance): Focused on balanced regional development. Minister of Health: Connell Garland (PP): Overseeing healthcare policies and initiatives. Minister of Labour and Social Affairs: Juliet Peg (SD): Addressing labor issues and social welfare. Minister of Education & Youth: Hank Hendry (Progressive): Guiding education policies and youth development. Minister of Transport: Jakob Sebastiani (PP): Steering the nation's transportation infrastructure. Minister of the Environment: Febe Presley (SD): Spearheading environmental policies and sustainability. Minister of Culture: Candida Lemmi (PP): Nurturing the nation's cultural heritage and creativity. Minister of Agriculture: Avgusta Derrick (Alliance): Overseeing agricultural policies and rural development. Minister of Regional Affairs: Verónica Cano (Progressive): Focused on regional governance and collaboration. Minister of Science and Research: Loyd Silvia (Progressive): Driving advancements in science and research.

This comprehensive team represents a cross-section of political ideologies, each member bringing unique skills and perspectives to the table. The government aims to leverage this diversity to address the multifaceted challenges faced by the nation and work towards a prosperous and inclusive future.

As the newly appointed ministers assume their roles, citizens eagerly anticipate the impact of their policies on the nation's development, stability, and overall well-being.

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July 7th, 2024, 10:30 PM

Chai wins election, final results announced

Alright, once again, welcome back, you're watching Local News Network or LNN. I'm Elodie Giulietta, joined by Emilie Marie-Louise, and William Berwick, as well as The Tribunal journalists Janice Kyou and Alfred Ingham, and our final guest, Francis Elvin, connecting to us from the city of Brownell. He is a member of the Moderates, he had formerly been the leader of The Nationals and has been elected for a seat in the parliament from the Brownell province. For those who have missed us, we will now show you the table where you can see how the fifty-two seats in Forecoaster have been distributed:

Party Amount of seats Percentage Congress for Social Democracy 16 25.26% Moderates 12 17.25% Progressive Conservative Party 10 18.30% UnitedLeft alliance 7 16.14% Harmony 3 9.35% Business Party 3 6.20% Democrats for Elthize 1 6.35%

Elodie Giulietta: And, for UnitedLeft, here's the seat distribution among the parties of that alliance:

Party Amount of seats Elfiz Party 3 Green Party of Elthize 2 Democratic Socialists for Elthize 1 Communist Party of Elthize 1

Elodie Giulietta: And now, the results of the presidential election. Keep in mind that these are not official results, there are still ballots to be counted, so things could change, but at this point, we're talking about decimals in the percentage of vote share.

Candidate Percentage Melissa Chai (CSD, UnitedLeft) 38.14% Wirt Harland (PCP, Business, DfE) 22.76% Freddie Abbey (Moderates) 21.35% Lorraine Devi (Harmony) 17.75%

Elodie Giulietta: Now, before going on another break, we have observed the seat distribution in St. Lucas, Forecoaster and Montgomery. For those that have missed that, I am going to put them on screen now and in the meantime, ask you, Mr. Elvin, the obvious question: What direction do you think your party will go after these results? Will you side with PCP and Harland or will you side with CSD and President-elect Melissa Chai?

Francis Elvin: Well, first of all, I would like to thank our supporters watching us at home, you've made this possible, you've made your voice heard, and I cannot wait to represent this beautiful province next week. Now, it is not up to me to have the final say on what we will do from now on, our leader, Freddie Abbey, will decide on what path our party will take.

Elodie Giulietta: Well, we are aware of that. But could you tell us what would you desire? What path would you take if you were in the shoes of Freddie Abbey?

Francis Elvin: Well, I would not follow party lines but rather draw a strategy which will have the Moderates getting their policies passed, or a compromise favouring our side, I'm sure Abbey will do the same, but, again, she's not here, and only she can tell where we will go from now on.

Elodie Giulietta: That's great, Mr. Elvin, I would like to congratulate you and your party on your victories. Have a great night.

Francis Elvin: Thank you.

William Berwick: Well, those were quite the non-answers.

Emilie Marie-Louise: I suppose he can't say as much as he could at The Nationals given that he's just an MP now.

William Berwick: Yeah.

Elodie Giulietta: Yes. Putting that aside, we were examining the results by province, and uh, we left off at Brownell, coincidentally, we will see that province on our screens now:

Party Amount of seats Percentage Congress for Social Democracy 2 34.37% Progressive Conservative Party 1 22.36% Moderates 1 13.10% UnitedLeft alliance 0 12.60% Democrats for Elthize 0 10.39% Business Party 0 4.10% Harmony 0 1.97%

Elodie Giulietta: I assume we don't have much to say about these results.

Alfred Ingham: No, I mean, this is pretty much what we were expecting from Brownell. That's a remarkable performance from UnitedLeft, though.

Emilie Marie-Louise: Elvin better be careful with his seat... It is not a safe one.

William Berwick: Oh, come on, Emilie. Since when did Elthics vote for the MPs instead of the party itself? We don't have first-past-the-post. We have proportional representation.

Janice Kyou: Bingo. Elvin doesn't matter here. If he loses that's because people hate the Moderates, not Elvin himself. Or at least, that would be the best-case scenario for him.

Elodie Giulietta: Yeah, true.

Alfred Ingham: Unless you're in Liamville, The Midlands or the Northern Counties... Sure.

William Berwick: That's because there are not enough seats, and they don't have enough population to get a second one. Did you know that President Grimwald was officially planning to have fifty seats, but The Midlands and Northern Counties couldn't get a seat, so he had to add two more?

Emilie Marie-Louise: Wait, is that true?

Janice Kyou: Not officially confirmed, though the sources behind that rumour were apparently close to Grimwald, so that's that.

Emilie Marie-Louise: Why fifty-two seats, anyway? I feel like that's kind of a low number, no?

Alfred Ingham: You can say that it's a low number, yes. When you compare the ratio of MPs to the population under this new system, it is on the higher side. 1 MP for about 84,000 people. I guess it wouldn't hurt to increase it to, say, 60 by 2027... Really, the only reason Grimwald could have made these reforms is to make the government pay salaries for fewer people.

Elodie Giulietta: Yeah, I'd say that's the reason, too. I'm assuming we are ready to see Port Nelson now:

Party Amount of seats Percentage Moderates 1 24.07% Progressive Conservative Party 1 19.84% Business Party 1 15.46% Congress for Social Democracy 1 12.07% Harmony 0 10.70% UnitedLeft alliance 0 8.25% Democrats for Elthize 0 8.11%

Janice Kyou: Surprisingly competitive.

Alfred Ingham: Wow, Harmony really came close to winning a seat here.

Elodie Giulietta: They missed it by about two thousand votes, for those wondering.

William Berwick: Yeah, being the fifth largest party in the fifth largest province is quite inspiring. Must be lovely to know that, had it not been for Montgomery, you would be in last place with no seats. Like, let's be real here, these people are done for. They are not beating this. We are not seeing this far-right resurgence that I'm sure certain people in the media will fearmonger about.

Janice Kyou: Uh-huh, I'm sure someone will clip this part of the broadcast for a rainy day on Twitter.

William Berwick: They can wait. I'll see how the party that came last place in six out of eleven provinces will take over this country. Maybe then they'll put out some laws targeting passive aggressiveness. Then you would finally go to jail.

Alfred Ingham: Woah.

Elodie Giulietta: Okay, no.

Janice Kyou: Whatever, your statements will age like milk and you know it deep down.

Emilie Marie-Louise: Alright, let's calm down, please. Now, I am going to show Ackerson, Marchand and Southern Counties, in that order:

Ackerson Party Amount of seats Percentage Congress for Social Democracy 1 23.56% Progressive Conservative Party 1 23.41% Democrats for Elthize 0 19.32% Moderates 0 13.60% UnitedLeft alliance 0 12.93% Business Party 0 4.26% Harmony 0 2.11% Marchand Party Amount of seats Percentage Congress for Social Democracy 2 55.69% Progressive Conservative Party 0 20.35% Moderates 0 7.47% UnitedLeft alliance 0 6.93% Democrats for Elthize 0 6.04% Business Party 0 2.11% Harmony 0 0.48% Southern Counties Party Amount of seats Percentage UnitedLeft alliance 2 50.01% Congress for Social Democracy 0 16.10% Harmony 0 11.12% Progressive Conservative Party 0 5.10% Moderates 0 3.14% Business Party 0 1.02% Democrats for Elthize 0 0.96% Party Amount of seats Elfiz Party 2 Green Party of Elthize 0 Democratic Socialists for Elthize 0 Communist Party of Elthize 0

Emilie Marie-Louise: And here are the provinces with one seat:

Liamville Party Amount of seats Percentage Moderates 1 24.94% Progressive Conservative Party 0 20.45% Congress for Social Democracy 0 14.17% Democrats for Elthize 0 12.78% Business Party 0 10.13% UnitedLeft alliance 0 8.65% Harmony 0 7.95% Northern Counties Party Amount of seats Percentage Moderates 1 32.14% Progressive Conservative Party 0 20.14% Congress for Social Democracy 0 15.44% Harmony 0 13.37% UnitedLeft alliance 0 8.65% Democrats for Elthize 0 5.07% Business Party 0 4.09% The Midlands Party Amount of seats Percentage Moderates 1 25.70% UnitedLeft alliance 0 21.88% Progressive Conservative Party 0 15.80% Harmony 0 13.59% Congress for Social Democracy 0 12.60% Democrats for Elthize 0 4.32% Business Party 0 3.72%

Elodie Giulietta: For the last time, here's the overall result of the parliamentary election. Now, as we show that again, ladies and gentlemen, what are our final thoughts?

Emilie Marie-Louise: I think I'm content. I don't have much to say.

Alfred Ingham: Well, for me, this is a sign that people are tired of ultra-liberal economic policies. It has been twenty-two years of austerity, budget cuts, and setbacks never seen before in the history of this country. I believe this election would've happened earlier, had it not been for Grimwald suddenly getting the right together. And now that he's gone, the right is scattered again.

Janice Kyou: This election, as in an election where the left would have won? Do you think that would've happened earlier?

Alfred Ingham: I mean, let's not forget that Grimwald was very close to being defeated by Harland in 2018. After that, it was inevitable that he and his party would fall. Running in 2022 was a ridiculous stretch, but he did it anyway.

Janice Kyou: Huh, okay. I wanna add to that by saying that this was an election preceded by significant reforms. I don't think a lot of people had time to adjust or how to tactically make moves to get the most seats, including certain politicians. I feel like this election should've been called at a later date, like in the autumn because of this, another reason being the weather, oh my God it's so hot it makes me want to die... But yeah. I think things will settle by 2027. But until then, we'll enjoy the first left-wing government in two decades.

William Berwick: (laughs) Yeah, the weather is hot, isn't it? Not a good call on Grimwald's part. Anyway, these three years, in my opinion, are going to be very interesting for Elthize. I can't wait to talk to you about them on LNN.

Elodie Giulietta: I'm sure you will talk about them with great enthusiasm, Will.

Alfred Ingham: Yeah, of course.

Elodie Giulietta: Alright, that is a wrap from us here at LNN. Thank you very much for watching, and putting your trust in us. In the coming week, we will deliver the developments following this general election, but in the meantime, we're done. So again, thank you. Have a great night, no matter the results, and take care of yourself.

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WEATHER: COLD SUMMER EXPECTED DUE TO NOFOAGAN VOLCANO

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Mauga'afi volcano eruption as seen from MS Atlantic Capricorn

The Meteorological Office (Met Office) released a statement this morning about the effects of the Mauga'afi Supervolcanic Eruption to the climatic condition in Continental Europe. According to the announcement, a sudden decrease in temperature is expected to be felt until the next 1-2 year/s due to ashes spewed by the Volcano that blocks the rays of the sun. In addition, it is also stated that possible stronger and much colder blizzards would be experienced in winter and some snow would likely start to fall even by mid-autumn. Summer would likely feel like Early-Winter Season. These effects of the volcanic eruption is said to also be experienced throughout the continent. Due to this, those working in the agricultural sector are already preparing for the Volcanic Winter. Some events have also been cancelled or suspended due to the climatic condition brought by the situation in the Caribbean.

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Good Bye Spain!

Yesterday the Ministry of National Defense announced its intention of closing the Spanish Military base that has been the center of some disputes, The MND said that the spanish base is a threat to Mennrimian sovereingty as the governments of both countries have diferent views that could in the future be bigger, the Minister of Defense then urged the national government to close the base and renegotiate the terms of the treaty that established the base.

Today in an emergency parliament session the MPs voted to freeze the treaty with spain and remove the base, the vote passed with an 80% of aproval,
its biggest supporters being the National party and the Comunist party, The Progressive conservative party that holds the mayority although divided voted on favor of the removal,
The Prime Minister adressed the matter in a press conference an hour later and declared the vote a step back on the betterment of relations with the Kingdom Of Spain, then urged the MFA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) to contact the spanish authorities to prepare the closing of the base and to renegotiate the terms of the treaty

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Building of the Ministry of National Defense

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Parliament of Mennrimiak

BREAKING: PM says no to EU Divorce Bill

Black House, July 10 2024 | The Prime Minister has just made an official statement from his office at the Black House on the matter of the 'EU Divorce Bill' currently under scrutiny in the European Council. In the statement, the Prime Minister highlighted his support for guaranteeing a legal method of separation of persons in marriage while citing various reasons for opposing the said bill. At the end of the statement, Prime Minister Bridges declared that the country will not conform with the bill if it does pass into law and made a strong warning against the EU on attempting to conduct any intervention to force the bill on the country, citing the possibility of invoking his lawful powers to begin the process for withdrawal from the said regional organization.

Update 1: Netizens have taken to social media to voice support for the Prime Minister, with #EuropeanNotSpanishConstitution and #NotMyConstitution taking the top trending spots in Twitter Reitzmag. Meanwhile, a press conference is currently being held separately by the various opposition parties. The Reitzmic Catholic Bishops Conference, a stern opponent of divorce, as well as other major lay faithful groups have so far not issued any statement.

Update 2: Leader of the Opposition Park Geun-hye, in a statement during a press conference at the Conservative Party Headquarters, voiced her support to the Prime Minister's recent action, calling it 'victory against tyranny'. Other parties also expressed support, with some backlash from the Liberal Democrats on the threat to begin the process for withdrawal from the EU. The Reitzmic Catholic Bishops' Conference has so far refused to make any statement on the matter, telling reporters that an 'appropriate response' will be released when possible.

Update 3: Demonstrators led by the Krexit Party and National Union Party have begun to gather in front of the Black House at Government Square, calling on the Prime Minister to begin the withdrawal procedure under the Krexit Bill. Councilor Yahontov is yet to make a statement on the matter, but sources say she is currently in talks with the government and the opposition parties about the situation.

This is a developing story, updates will be posted as soon as possible

NEW DIGITAL NOMAD VISA TO ENTER IN PLACE ON AUGUST 1ST

A digital nomad, in the Canary Islands

The Spanish Government has announced the creation of a new type of visa for digital nomads, which will allow freelancers and remote workers from nations with no free movement agreements with Spain to live and work in the country for up to five years, starting August 1st, using exclusively computer telematics and telecommunication media and systems; making it the first country of the European Union to have these types of visas available. According to Minister of Industry, Trade, Tourism and Energy, Thierry Breton; the introduction of this new type of visa will make Spain one of the "most attractive destinations" for nomads.

To apply for this type of visa, interested individuals shall submit their application at their nearest Spanish embassy or consulate. The first step to be able to request this visa is showing that the work you do can be done remotely and working for a company that has been in business for at least one year. When it comes to self-employed citizens willing to become digital nomads in Spain, they have to show that you are well-established and have a steady stream of clients. In addition, they can work with Spain-based companies as long as it doesn't make up more than 20% of your overall workload. The Spanish Government has set other requirements for these nomads, such as holding a bachelor's or master's degree from a legitimate university, college, or business school, or have at least three years of relevant work experience in their current professional field; being financially stable (with an income of 2,280€ per month or 30,840€ per year) and having a clean criminal record. The application fee is 80€ and if they are approved, nomads will have to apply for their NIF and NIE. Taxation for these nomads is also attractive: these non-residents will be subject to a 24% tax rate, applicable up to 600,000€ per year, with any earning above this amount being taxed at a 48%.

Many regions are already expecting a growth in their foreign residents stats, specially the well-known Spanish tourist hotspots, like Andalucía, the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands; or some quieter places, like the Spanish Micronesia, Puerto Rico or the islands that belong to Portugalia. In San Juan (Puerto Rico), citizens are not concerned about the arrival of these wealthy workers: «if their arrival contributes to the well-being of our island, and to tackle down housing prices while improving our public services, we will welcome them with open hands», said Juliana, a 30-year old woman with a child. In the Spanish Micronesia, where space is severely limited, the hotels are expected to receive the bigger influx of digital nomads: «we are eager to see if this new visas bring some more dynamism to the local economy, while having higher incomes», says Asou, the owner of a little hostel in the main island of the region.